Are journalists useful?

[YGBFKM]

OK, now that I have your attention, let's play a little game.

You agree to be stranded on a remote island for a year. The only stipulation is that you must take five others, and they all have to be different professions.

My five:
Doctor (general practitioner)
Structural engineer
Fireman
Mechanic
Musician


If you don't like the remote island idea, or you're a nerd, then make it a remote planet. In that case, I'd replace the structural engineer with a chemist and the fireman with a biologist.

 

[21]

Professor
Movie Star
Millionaire
Millionaire's Wife
Skipper

 

[YGBFKM]

I both admire and hate you for that post.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Professor
Movie Star
Millionaire
Millionaire's Wife Farm Girl
Skipper

Fixed

 

[YGBFKM]

By the way, I would never pick a journalist for something like this. As a lot, they talk too much and do too little.

 

[Uncle.Ruckus]

Saw something similar elsewhere recently. Turned up an interesting discussion.

 

[YGBFKM]

Do you get just one Subway sandwich, or a 10-year supply?

EDIT: Zoomed in and saw the deal. Not bad. Except for the whole prison-cell thing.

 

[Uncle.Ruckus]

Do you get just one Subway sandwich, or a 10-year supply?

EDIT: Zoomed in and saw the deal. Not bad. Except for the whole prison-cell thing.

You get three sandwiches a day. Every day for 10 years.

 

[YGBFKM]

If you pick the soccer goal, you should be locked in a cell for 10 years.

Now answer my question, asshole!

 

[Uncle.Ruckus]

Doctor
Chef
Construction worker
Farmer
Sasha Grey

 

[YGBFKM]

Is the construction worker for when you get bored with Sasha Grey?

 

[Uncle.Ruckus]

Is the construction worker for when you get bored with Sasha Grey?

No. The farmer.

 

[dooley_womack1]

Construction worker
Cowboy
Motorcycle cop
Indian
Soldier

Hey, I need some good disco.

 

[TrooperBari]

On the remote island, and I assume these five can load up on supplies before leaving:

Trauma surgeon (might as well prepare for the worst)
Old sailor (see: Quint from "Jaws")
Horticulturist (with knowledge of said or similar island)
Phil Plait (astronomer)
Adam Savage (maker, stand-up comic, all-around good egg)

If you're talking a journalist who can't do anything else, yes, they would be fairly ineffective -- but they would hopefully write a good book after the year ends. Someone like Inky_Wretch would be a fine choice, though.

 

[Norrin Radd]

Spinal surgeon
Con Man
Fixer/muscle for South Korean Businessman
Former member of Iraqi Republican Guard/Torturer
Cute chick on the run from the law who can't act but it cute

 

[Versatile]

Butcher. Four fat people in various lines of work.

 

[Brian]

World champion sand castle builder
World's Strongest Man competitor
botanist
surgeon
NFL cheerleader

 

[printit]

I'm not sure how good doctor will be with no tools or medicine. General practitioner can do a good job of telling me, "wow, you need to go to OR right away. Too bad we don't have one."
If remote island:
1. engineer (desalination knowledge a must)
2. fisherman (we will eat well every night)
3. architect (good shelter)
4. sailor (assuming I am trying to be rescued)
5. soldier (if I am anticipating trouble) If not, then probably cook.
I would trade soldier/cook for a jack of all trades guy who hangs out at Home Depot every weekend, but I wasn't sure that fit with the parameters of the game.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Stuck for one year? No chance of rescue or escape ...

A professional spearfisherman
Survival TV host (Les Stroud or Bear Gryllis)
Astronomer (See, that's the Ursa major.)
Philosopher (See, that's what Kant was saying!)
Doctor

 

[YGBFKM]

You're not trying to escape or get rescued.

I'd choose the general practitioner because of the, uh, general information at your disposal. Over a year, you'd probably deal with colds, cuts, random maladies that wouldn't be serious but would be subject to the help of a non-specialized doctor.

I chose the fireman because in the case of zombies, you need a badass civil servant type to take control. On the planet, I'd take over that role.

And I'd like to think I could survive a year like this. But I'd go ****ing crazy in such a place without music. Hence the musician.